Linux Kernel up to 5.10.176/5.15.104/6.1.21/6.2.8 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.176/5.15.104/6.1.21/6.2.8. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-53058. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.176/5.15.104/6.1.21/6.2.8. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: E-Switch, Fix an Oops in error handling code The error handling dereferences "vport". There is nothing we can do if it is an error pointer except returning the error code.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-53058 since 05/02/2025. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241966 (SUSE SLES15 : Recommended update for initial livepatch (SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.10.177, 5.15.105, 6.1.22 or 6.2.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 5eadc80328298ef7beaaf0cd96791667d3b485ca/388188fb58bef9e7f3ca4f8970f03d493b66909f/c4c977935b2fc60084b3735737d17a06e7ba1bd0/1a9853a7437a22fd849347008fb3c85087906b56/640fcdbcf27fc62de9223f958ceb4e897a00e791 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (241966). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 241966
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES15 : Recommended update for initial livepatch (SUSE-SU-2025:02262-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.10.177/5.15.105/6.1.22/6.2.9
Patch: 5eadc80328298ef7beaaf0cd96791667d3b485ca/388188fb58bef9e7f3ca4f8970f03d493b66909f/c4c977935b2fc60084b3735737d17a06e7ba1bd0/1a9853a7437a22fd849347008fb3c85087906b56/640fcdbcf27fc62de9223f958ceb4e897a00e791

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05/02/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-53058 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-53058
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-307236

Entryinfo

Created: 05/02/2025 19:51
Updated: 11/07/2025 18:30
Changes: 05/02/2025 19:51 (57), 07/12/2025 08:00 (2), 11/07/2025 18:30 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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